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See that a lot of people are confused on electronic distributors, pretty easy check to see if the distributor is working properly. Pull the distributor out leave the pickup wires hooked up and spin the shaft, the coil should fire. Pretty easy check of the whole system. If not firing pull the two prong plug, take the cap off and put the distributor somewhere you can spin the shaft and have a multi meter hooked up to the pickup coil plug. Set the meter on the lowest AC scale and you should...

Just saw this chart and figured it would be a great guide to share here. I have seen numerous posts about determining what wire size to use lately. You have to remember also to fuse the circuit according to the load.

I get asked all the time how come my distributor cap will not fit. There are two types one for the common aluminum case distributor that fit both point and electronic units then there is the dualpoint cap that fits only the cast iron distributor housings. The aluminum has a internal slot that the tab on the vacuum advance fits into and the dual point (prestolight) distributor has a tab on the cap that fits into a slot on the hold down clip. Here are some pictures of the difference....

I get asked this all the time. I have a condenser tester but I do it daily. This will work for you. This is for an analog meter but a digital works--you will see the voltage spike.Hope this helps1.) Remove the condenser from the engine (or at least disconnect the lead wire). Note the small metal connector located on the end of the condenser. This connector is the "hot" or power connection. The metal case of the condenser is the grounding point. Discharge the condenser by shorting the...

This comes up enough that it seemed worthwhile to create its own thread.Chrysler Style Vacuum Control Canisters (pods)
This write up will cover how to adjust two of the three vacuum advance characteristics. This can be done either to bring the timing to factory specifications, or for custom tuning. That will be covered in a later post.Vacuum cannisters have three parts that control their advance.
a. Rate of vacuum advance. This is built in (mostly spring rate)
b. Vacuum required to get...

Hi y'all,I have a 69 ignition switch with key I bought that was used but out of a low mileage Mopar that was rotted out. That part is a different story, however the switch when I got it, I found that it had a crack in one of the spade lugs that will need to be repaired before use. Instead of getting a sinking feeling coupled with an oh damn, I formulated a plan to repair it. This repair can be used on wiper switches, headlamp switches, or any other factory switch that's tabbed and riveted...

Attached below is a scan of the factory instructions for installing the map light (2587074) on early A-Body cars. The wire that goes to the door switch is yellow. The wire that goes to the cigar lighter is red. The power wire for the map light is pink. The bulb used is #90.Instructions also include necessary modifications for Valiant models not equipped with a cigar lighter.

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It takes more than a powerful alternator, and more than changing to powerful replacement headlights, to get brighter headlights on these older cars and trucks.
The above photo was taken with High Beams ON, and the engine was running at highway cruise RPM. 14.1 volts measured at the Horn Relay was perfect. (It’s the main power distribution buss-bar in this electrical system.) But the headlights were only running at 11.5 volts!The voltage drop to...

Hi everyone! I'm here to show you how I splice electrical wires. One of my old bosses was an electrical engineer and he gave me some advice on how to properly splice electrical wires.I've seen many attempts at splicing wires with my cars over the years, and I've seen some real hack jobs. I will walk you through how to splice two wires together for long term service and dependability. This will include soldering, as it is more permanent and will give you many miles of trouble free...

Here's a How To for installing an ignition switch. This is on a 70 Dodge DartIf your gonna do the ignition switch, you may as well do the turn signal switch while in there. That way everything in the column is new..
First pull the wheel...
Pull the turn signal stalk and unscrew the turn signal switch..
Pull the column screws out
Pull the snap ring...
Slide the column apart.
Pull the next snap ring off by the steering lock plate.
Then this little cover. It covers the roll pin that holds the...